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Lincolnshire Towns & Parishes

Nearby Places

North Kelsey

Cemeteries

• The Cemetery was established in 1889 under the control of the parish council.
  
  

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Census

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Census Resource page for county-wide resources.
  
  
• The table below gives census piece numbers, where known:
  
  

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Church History

• The Anglican parish church is dedicated to St. Nicholas.
  
  
• The church was thoroghly restored in 1869.
  
  
• The church seats about 240.
  
  
• A Mission church was erected on the Moor in 1873. It can seat 60.
  
  
• A photograph of St. Nicholas church is at the Wendy Parkinson English Church Photographs site.
  
  
• Here is a photo of St. Nicholas Church, taken by Ron Cole (who retains the copyright):
  
  

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Church Records

• The Anglican parish register dates from 1612.
  
  
• The Anglican parish register is reported to be in very bad condition up to 1711 and seems to be missing the period 1686-1711.
  
  
• We have the beginning of a Parish Register Extract in text form for your use. Your additions are welcome.
  
  
• The Lincolnshire FHS has published several marriage indexes and a burial index for the Yarborough Deanery to make your search easier.
  
  
• There was a Wesleyan Methodist chapel built in 1848 and rebuilt in 1898. The Primitive methodists built a chapel in 1882. For more on researching these chapel records, see our non-conformist religions page.
  
  
• Check our Church Records page for county-wide resources.
  
  

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Civil Registration

• The parish was in the Caistor sub-district of the Caistor Registration District.
  
  
• Check our Civil Registration page for sources and background on Civil Registration which began in July, 1837.
  
  

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Description and Travel

This village and parish sit on a branch of the River Ancholme called the North Kelsey Beck. The village lies 160 miles north of London, about 5 miles west of Caistor and 6 miles southeast of Brigg. The parish covers approx. 6,225 acres.

If you are planning a visit:

• Visit our touring page for visitor services.
  
  

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Maps

• The national grid reference is TA 0401.
  
  
• You'll want an Ordnance Survey Explorer map, which has a scale of 2.5 inches to the mile.
  
  
• See our Maps page for additional resources.
  
  

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Politics and Governance

• The parish was in the south division of the ancient Yarborough Wapentake in the West Lindsey district in the parts of Lindsey.
  
  
• Kelly's 1900 Directory of Lincolnshire places the parish, perhaps erroneously, in the North Lindsey district of the county.
  
  

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Poorhouses, Poor Law, etc.

• After the 1834 Poor Law Amendment Act reforms, the parish became part of the Caistor Poor Law Union.
  
  

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Population

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Schools

• A Council School was built here in 1896 to hold up to 180 children.
  
  
• For more on researching school records, see our Schools Research page.
  
  

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